The Line

Family-owned for more than a century, Tauck has sailed small ships for over thirty years and Europe’s rivers since 2006, with everything in one upfront price and no options sold, ever.

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Why Tauck

Everything included

Every Gratuity Included

Onboard and ashore, for Tauck Directors, ship staff, local guides and drivers, on the rivers and at sea.

Tauck Directors

Up to four on every river cruise, and about one for every 40 guests on small ships, onboard and ashore.

Exclusive Experiences

Events for Tauck guests only, from music in palaces and châteaux to a farewell dinner at Stockholm’s Vasa Museum.

Small Groups, Small Ships

Riverboats for 84 to 130 guests, small ships with Tauck groups that average 200 or fewer, and about 15 guests per local guide ashore.

Where Tauck Sails

Europe’s rivers and the world’s coasts

Tauck sails Europe’s great rivers aboard its own riverboats, and the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Asia, North America and Antarctica aboard handpicked small ships from Ponant, Windstar and Silversea, and island ships in the Galápagos.

Europe’s Rivers

The Danube, Rhine, Seine and Rhône, and Belgian and Dutch waterways, aboard Tauck’s own riverboats.

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Wine & Holiday Cruises

Terraced vineyards on Portugal’s Douro, plus Christmas market cruises and family river cruises.

The Mediterranean

Greece and the Aegean, Spain and Portugal, Venice and the Dalmatian Coast, and the Mediterranean isles.

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Northern Europe

The Baltic Sea, Norway’s fjords, Iceland and the Scottish isles, with hotel nights in great cities on select voyages.

Asia & North America

Japan and South Korea, Alaska’s Inside Passage, Eastern Canada and New England, and the Great Lakes.

Explore Tauck Land Tours

Antarctica & the Galápagos

Expeditions with naturalists, by Zodiac among the Antarctic ice and by panga among the islands’ wildlife.

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Small-Ship Cruise Specialist
Elisa RzymskiGuided Path Travel
Your Specialist

A small-ship cruise specialist in your corner.

Elisa Rzymski is a small-ship cruise specialist who knows how Tauck’s fully guided style compares with the other leading lines, river by river and voyage by voyage. She puts that knowledge to work in every recommendation, so the journey you choose fits the way you love to travel.

  • The right sailing

    River, small ship or expedition, plus the season, ship and cabin, matched to you.

  • Before and after the cruise

    Flights, transfers, travel insurance and pre- or post-cruise stays, arranged around your sailing.

  • Celebrations and groups

    Milestone trips and group sailings, coordinated so everyone travels together.

  • Your advocate throughout

    One point of contact, from your first question to your welcome home.

Before You Sail

The Planning & Preparation Guide

What’s included, cabins and suites, dining, savings, deposits, gratuities and travel documents: everything you’ll want to know about sailing with Tauck, in one place.

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Your journey is waiting.

Tell Elisa where you dream of sailing, and she’ll match you to the Tauck journey that fits. Every first consultation is complimentary.

Plan Your Tauck Journey